BELL UH-1H
IROQUOIS A2-310
MSN 13310

RAAF
Log Book opened at 6.05 hours test flying by Bell Helicopter Company. (Source:
2)
A2-310 was the last Iroquois delivered to the RAAF.

01APR74

Allotted
from RAAF Washington to 3AD Amberley. (Source: 2)

11JUN74

Allotted
to 5SQN, Fairbairn, ACT. (Source: 2)

28SEP74

While
operating with 5SQN in PNG, A2-310 participated in the search for Iroquois
A2-383 (9SQN) which crashed at Mt Bosavi (8,000 feet AMSL). A2-279 (9SQN)
was first to reach the crash site but bad weather precluded a rescue. The
crew of A2-383 spent the night on the mountain top while A2-279 and A2-310
overnighted at Bosavi Mission. (Source: 3)

29SEP74

The
crew from A2-383 were rescued at 0630 and attended to by a doctor at the
mission. They were then flown to Nomad River to join a Caribou to Goroka.
A2-310 and crew returned to Mount Hagen. (Source: 3)

New
Owning Unit: School of Army Aviation. Total Time: 7494.1 hrs. (Source: 2)

23MAR98

New
Owning Unit:171SQN. Total Time: 7564.3 hrs. (Source: 2)

A2-310

Operation
Bel Isi

01APR98

Operation
"Bel Isi" paint scheme carried out. (Source: 2)
Served with the Peace Monitoring Group on Operation "Bel Isi"
in Bougainville from APR98 to JUL01. For this deployment, the aircraft was
painted overall International Orange to distinguish the Australian PMG Iroquois
from those operated by the PNGDF.

It
is not stated in the log books when the aircraft next returned to Australia
for servicing but it is believed that it was on or about this date. An R3
service was completed on 15MAY00. Total Time: 8827.6 hrs. (Source: 2)

18MAY00

Transit
flight from R3 service to 171SQN. Total Time: 8830.3 hrs. (Source: 2)

31JUL01

Total
Time: 9439.6 hrs. Not flown again until 03AUG01. (Source: 2)

31JUL01

Departed
Bougainville on board HMAS Kanimbla (L 51). The aircraft was one
of the first three Iroquois to be landed on Kanimbla after its commissioning
in 1999. (Source: 1)

03AUG01

HMAS
Kanimbla was expected to arrive Townsville on this date. This completed
three and a half years service for No 171 Operational Support Squadron,
1st Aviation Regiment which flew a total of 8229.5 hours with Iroquois while
deployed to Bougainville on Operation "Bel Isi".(Source: 1)

06JUN02

Allotted
to Hunter Aviation. Total Time: 9529.6 hrs. During this service the aircraft
was repainted in standard colours. (Source: 2)

16SEP02

New
Owning Unit: 171SQN. Total Time: 9533.2 hrs. (Source: 2)

23MAR04

Allotted
to New Owning Unit: School of Army Aviation. Total Time: 9766.7 hrs. (Source:
2)

OCT04

Attended
an airshow at Toowoomba.

17JAN05

Allotted
from BAE Archerfield to A SQN after R3 service. (Source: 2)

04JUL06

Total
Time: 10214.8 hrs. (Source: 2)

18SEP06

Flown
for 1.5 hrs. Total Time: 10242.7 hrs. Not flown again until 03MAY07. (Source:
2)

26SEP06

Allotted
from A SQN for transportation by road to BAE Archerfield for R3 service.
(Source: 2)

Letter
of Authority from Defence Materiel Organisation to 5 Aviation Regiment 1TP,
Oakey to draw down from service A2-310 and prepare the aircraft for road
movement for placement into intermediate term storage. (Source: 2)

21SEP07

Participated
with A2-489 and A2-703 in a farewell flypast over Brisbane. (Source: 1)
Flown for 2.5 hours. Pilot: Wheeler. Total Time on retirement: 10376.6 hours.
(Source: 2)